But he travelled to Galway on Saturday to finalise negotiations about taking charge of the Tribesmen with Johnny Glynn set to be his assistant.

Keegan said: “It’s an exciting opportunity for me as a manager. I look forward to meeting up with the players from this season’s squad and also sitting down to talk with players who could come on board and play a part in the future of the club.

“I’m also really looking forward to organising an opportunity to meet with the club’s strong supporter base as I would like to outline my plans to them and I greatly welcome their input.”